What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer

No clear pattern

0.5% of complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2007 vehicle, but with only 964 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is fuel system (215 complaints), typically at 4.3 yr or about 53,800 miles.

Complaints
964
Median age at failure
5.9 yr
Median mileage
72,000 n=805
Crash / fire / tow
11.9% of reports
Safety recalls
5

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Fuel system
215 reports · 53,800 mi
4.3 yr
0.9%
Electrical system
201 reports · 77,000 mi
6.1 yr
21.4%
Exterior lighting
152 reports · 116,000 mi
9.8 yr
1.3%
Visibility
65 reports · 77,000 mi
5.8 yr
26.2%
Fuel / propulsion
58 reports · 82,660 mi
6.5 yr
1.7%
Fuel system, other
43 reports · 50,000 mi
4.0 yr
0%
Air bags
27 reports · 105,000 mi
8.6 yr
51.9%
Steering
23 reports · 82,236 mi
7.5 yr
17.4%
Engine
22 reports · 90,000 mi
7.3 yr
13.6%
Visibility / wipers
19 reports · 82,000 mi
6.3 yr
31.6%
Electronic stability control (esc)
17 reports · 88,450 mi
9.8 yr
0%
Power train
16 reports · 80,000 mi
5.9 yr
6.2%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

15V599000 2015-09-24
Visibility:power window devices and controls

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer and GMC Envoy vehicles, and 2006 GMC Envoy XL and Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT vehicles. Fluid may enter into the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board, causing window switches to become inoperative. Previously, the affected vehicles may have had their master power window switch module treated with a protective coating, instead of having it replaced.

The protective coating may not eliminate the risk that the circuit board could short and result in a fire, even while the vehicle is unattended.

15V519000 2015-08-14
Exterior lighting:headlights

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2006-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT, GMC Envoy XL, 2006-2008 Isuzu Ascender, and Saab 9-7x vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the headlamp driver module (HDM) may overheat and fail, causing the headlamps and daytime running lights to not illuminate.

Headlamps that do not illuminate reduce the driver's ability to see the roadway and reduce the vehicle's visibility to oncoming vehicles, both of which increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

14V404000 2014-07-02
Visibility:power window devices and controls

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

13V248000 2013-06-13
Electrical system

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

12V406000 2012-08-16
Electrical system

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, and Isuzu Ascender vehicles, originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit boa

A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

In owners’ own words

Visibility 84,032 mi 4.8 yr in service crash / fire / tow
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS DOOR MASTER WINDOW SWITCH BEGANE TO SMOKE, I PULLED OVER AND DISCONECCTED BEFORE IT COMPLETELY BURNED. SMOKE FILLED UP THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I DO STILL HAVE THE PART. WAS SUPRIZED THERE WAS NO RECALL AFTER LEARNING THROUGH A WEB SEARCH, THIS IS VERY COMMON. *TT
Visibility 35,000 mi 2.0 yr in service
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP AND DOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES-DASHBOARD AND RADIO LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 BUT IS NOW RE-OCCURING. *TT
Visibility 180,000 mi 5.3 yr in service crash / fire / tow
LOWERED DRIVERS WINDOW AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING SAW SMOKE COMING FROM CONTROL PANEL I RIPPED THE PANEL OUT TO SEE MELTED PLASTIC AND STRONGER SMELL OF PLASTIC BURNING CONTROL BOX IS MELTED COMPLETELY THRU I PULLED ALL BUT TWO CONNECTOR PLUGS AS THE REMAINING TWO CONNECTORS ARE FUSED TO THE CONTROL BOX AND CAN NOT DISCONNECT THEM. *TR
Air bags 35,000 mi 3.1 yr in service crash / fire / tow
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH IMPACT ESTIMATED AT APROX 60 MPH. VEHICLES AIRBAG THAT DID NOT DEPLOY WAS A FRONTAL CRASH. T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MENTIONED VEHICLE. *TR

Other Trailblazer model years

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